Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 162

Summer had promised to make her famous, and she truly made her infamous nationwide overnight.

Listening to her explanation, Alaric sat on the sofa, his fists clenched as he fought to suppress the explosive anger threatening to erupt.

His gaze pierced through Ivy like icy daggers.

"If you dare lie to me, Ivy, do you know how severe the consequences will be?"

Ivy felt a lump in her throat, but she stubbornly refused to shed a single tear over the online abuse.

She stared straight back at Alaric, not showing a shred of guilt.

"You can send someone to investigate. I've already called the police, so there's a record. Plus, my sister can testify for me. She only helped Patrick because she thought my marriage was unhappy."

She had a clear conscience.

She had explained everything. If this man believed her, great; if not, she wouldn't force him to.

The worst-case scenario was being kicked out, which wasn't the end of the world.

But if he kicked her out, she definitely wouldn't be returning that $200,000 settlement to him.

Alaric calmed down considerably.

He stood up, grabbed his spare phone, and called Leo.

He ordered his assistant to scrub the news from the internet first, then dig up every single detail of what actually happened.

Ivy stood rigidly, watching the man in his silk pajamas, feeling a deep sense of grievance.

It hurt that her husband had immediately yelled at and interrogated her after seeing the news, without even trying to learn the truth.

Alaric had acted like this in the past, too.

But back then, she hadn't cared, since there were no feelings between them anyway.

She was only staying by his side for the money.

But after last night, Ivy realized she had gotten greedy.

She wanted her husband's trust and his protection. Because she might actually be developing feelings for him, his reaction stung all the more, filling her with hurt.

Alaric turned around after finishing the call, only to see Ivy standing there with her head bowed, large tears rolling down her cheeks.

She looked utterly heartbroken.

He had zero tolerance for something like that.

Ivy replied with unwavering conviction.

"I gave myself to you willingly. I've been over Patrick for a long time. My relationship with him was purely innocent. You were just too drunk to remember, otherwise you'd know that night was my first time."

She had changed the sheets herself afterward, scrubbing away that spot of red for fear that Mrs. Gable would notice.

Ivy knew bringing this up might be pointless.

But she refused to be wrongly accused.

She refused to let herself be labeled by the internet as a loose woman—someone shameless, devoid of morals, and completely twisted.

The only thing she cared about now was what Alaric thought of her.

So she had to make things absolutely clear to him.

Hearing Ivy admit that her first time had been with him sent a jolt straight to Alaric's heart.

He couldn't bring himself to be harsh to her anymore...